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Where or which

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"Ninety per cent of people in Paris are exposed daily to levels of nitrogen oxides, the worst local pollutants, which are higher than the limits set by the European Union," deputy mayor Christophe Najdovski told me. "This is a serious public health issue. That's what lies behind the very strong action we are taking against the causes of pollution, and in Paris, the main cause is road traffic."

The authorities reject the idea of introducing a London-style congestion charge zone, where motorists are charged for driving in the city centre. "We see this as a form of social discrimination, where those who can afford to pay can continue to use cars," says Najdovski.

Instead, the city's authorities have introduced a low-emission zone, banning lorries on weekdays.

social discrimination, where motorists are charged for driving in the city centre.

I think the above is not correct. The word 'where' must point for a physical location.

Here it is for 'social discrimination'. I think it should be 'which' here.

Re: Where or which

Originally Posted by Azitan

"Ninety per cent of people in Paris are exposed daily to levels of nitrogen oxides, the worst local pollutants, which are higher than the limits set by the European Union," deputy mayor Christophe Najdovski told me. "This is a serious public health issue. That's what lies behind the very strong action we are taking against the causes of pollution, and in Paris, the main cause is road traffic."

The authorities reject the idea of introducing a London-style congestion charge zone, where motorists are charged for driving in the city centre. "We see this as a form of social discrimination, where those who can afford to pay can continue to use cars," says Najdovski.

I think the above is not correct. The word 'where' must point for a physical location.

Here it is for 'social discrimination'. I think it should be 'which' here.

I am not sure.

That's actually a good observation. In fact, many native speakers of English do use where (and it's counterpart subordinating conjunction when) when it might seem more grammatically correct to use something like in which.